The Army convictions arose out of the Houston Riots of Aug. 23, 1917, an outbreak of violence that followed months of racist taunts against Black soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment.
On that day Black soldiers guarding a military property were subjected to racist slurs and physical attacks, the Army said.
About 100 fellow Black soldiers came to their aid and marched into the city, where ensuing violence killed 19 people, the Army said.
Army courts-martial eventually convicted 110 Black soldiers, including 19 who received the death penalty, in a process that historians determined contained "numerous irregularities," the Army said.
The mass execution of 19 soldiers was the largest carried out by the Army of American soldiers in history, the Army said.
Persons:
Andreas Gebert, Christine Wormuth, Black, Daniel Trotta, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
U.S, 56th Artillery Command, NATO, REUTERS, U.S . Army, The Army, for, Military Records, Army, Supreme, Houston, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, Buffalo Soldiers, South Texas College of Law, Thomson
Locations:
Grafenwoehr, Germany, America